Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011600
CLMEAU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1000 AM CST TUE JAN 01 2013
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...THE EAU CLAIRE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2012
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER 2012 EAU AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVG MAX 30.5 27.1 3.4 WARMER 32 WARM
AVG MIN 14.548387110.6 3.9 WARMER 31 WARM
MONTH MEAN 22.5 18.9 3.6 WARMER 31 WARM
DAILY MAX 60 DEC-03-2012
DAILY MIN -5 DEC-31-2012
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1306 1430 -124 WARMER 31 WARM
TOTAL SEASON 3027 3176 -149 WARMER 46 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
TOTAL ANNUAL 830 579 251 WARMER 20 WARM
PCP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 1.85 1.00 0.85 WETTER 16 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 24.26 30.98 -6.72 DRIER 13 DRY
DAILY MAX 0.78 DEC-09-2012
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 20.9 9.5 11.4 SNOWIER 11 WET
SEASON TOTAL 21.8 15.8 6 SNOWIER 29 WET
DAILY MAX 12.5 DEC-09-2012
MAX DEPTH 14 DEC-10-2012
DECEMBER EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME DECEMBER EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
DECEMBER MAX 39.1 1923 12.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER MAX 12.5 1983 -14.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER MIN 24.6 1931 14.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER MIN -4.4 1985 -15.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER MEAN 31.2 1931 12.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER MEAN 4.6 1983 -14.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER HDD 1043 1931 -387 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER HDD 1864 1983 434 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER CDD N/A NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER CDD N/A NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER PCP 3.05 1902 2.05 WETTEST 1 WET
DECEMBER PCP T 1913 -1.00 DRIEST 1 DRY
DECEMBER SNOW 31.4 1968 21.9 SNOWIEST 1 WET
DECEMBER SNOW 0.0 1943 -9.5 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 6.1 9.1 -3.0
PEAK WIND GUST 36 MPH NORTHWEST DEC-20-2012
FASTEST 2-MINUTE 24 MPH WEST DEC-03-2012
SUNSHINE TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-DEC 413 -413 6.9 -6.9 100 -100
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
DEC 8 -21 0.1 -0.4 2 -5
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
OND 8 -181 0.1 -3.0 2 -43
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 20
2=FOG DENSE 1.2 8
3=THUNDER 0.2 0
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 0
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 9
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 19 20 -0.9 WARMER
>=50 1 1 0.4 WARMER
>=60 1 0 0.8 WARMER
>=70 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=80 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=90 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 27 30 -3 WARMER
<= 20 21 22 -1 WARMER
<= 10 10 14 -4 WARMER
<= 0 5 8 -3 WARMER
<= -10 0 3 -3 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 NORMAL
PCP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
PCP ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 8 7 0.7 WETTER
>= 0.01 9 10 -1.2 DRIER
>= 0.10 6 4 2.4 WETTER
>= 0.25 3 1 1.8 WETTER
>= 0.50 1 1 0.5 WETTER
>= 1.00 0 0 0 NORMAL
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
SNOW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 6 3 3.2 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 9 9 0.1 SNOWIER
>= 1.0 4 4 0.3 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 4 2 1.7 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 3 2 1.3 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 2 1 1.2 SNOWIER
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 0
PRECIP 1
SNOW 1
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT DATE / YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
PCP NEW-> 0.78 DEC-09-2012 OLD-> 0.75 1899
SNOW NEW-> 12.5 DEC-09-2012 OLD-> 7.2 2009
3-MONTH DATA OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER (OND)
OND 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
OND-12 MAX 44.0 42.1 1.9 WARMER 38 WARM
OND-12 MIN 25.0 24.0 1.0 WARMER 49 NORM
OND-12 MEAN 34.5 33.1 1.5 WARMER 43 WARM
OND-12 HDD 2786 2943 -157 WARMER 44 WARM
OND-12 CDD 0 4 -4 COOLER NEAR NORM
OND-12 PRECIP 4.09 5.18 -1.09 DRIER 42 DRY
OND-12 SNOW 21.8 15.8 6.0 SNOWIER 26 WET
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME OND EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
OCT-NOV-DEC MAX 50.9 1931 8.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC MAX 35.6 1985 -6.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC MIN 34.4 1931 10.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC MIN 13.8 1976 -10.2 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC MEAN 42.7 1931 9.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC MEAN 24.8 1976 -8.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC HDD 2044 1931 -899 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC HDD 3675 1976 732 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC CDD 44 1953 40 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC CDD 0 2002 -4 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC PRECIP 14.54 1911 9.36 WETTEST 1 WET
OCT-NOV-DEC PRECIP 0.96 1976 -4.22 DRIEST 1 DRY
OCT-NOV-DEC SNOW 40.1 1996 24.3 SNOWIEST 1 WET
OCT-NOV-DEC SNOW T 1913 -15.8 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-DEC 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-DEC-12 MAX 59.5 55.0 4.5 WARMER 2 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 MIN 37.4 34.3 3.1 WARMER 6 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 MEAN 48.5 44.7 3.8 WARMER 3 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 HDD-ANN 6758 7959 -1201 WARMER 3 WARM
JUL-DEC-12 HDD-SEA 3027 3176 -149 WARMER 46 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 CDD 830 579 251 WARMER 20 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 PRECIP 24.26 30.98 -6.72 DRIER 13 DRY
JAN-DEC-12 SNOW-ANN 37.5 47.0 -9.5 DRIER 42 DRY
JUL-DEC-12 SNOW-SEA 21.8 15.8 6.0 SNOWIER 29 WET
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
JAN-DEC EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-DEC MAX 61.8 1931 6.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC MAX 50.4 1951 -4.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC MIN 40.6 1931 6.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC MIN 29.2 1950 -5.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC MEAN 51.2 1931 6.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC MEAN 40.0 1950 -4.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC HDD-ANN 5973 1931 -1986 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC HDD-ANN 9335 1893 1376 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-DEC HDD-SEA 2129 1931 -1047 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-DEC HDD-SEA 3940 1976 764 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC CDD 1088 1936 509 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC CDD 298 1951 -281 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC PRECIP 53.28 1938 22.30 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-DEC PRECIP 16.71 1910 -14.27 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-DEC SNOW-ANN 96.5 1893 49.5 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-DEC SNOW-ANN 11.8 1958 -35.2 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-DEC SNOW-SEA 40.1 1996 24.3 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-DEC SNOW-SEA T 1913 -15.8 DRIEST 1 DRY
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CARLYON